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After all the spending over the Christmas season it is time to start pulling back and rein in those finances. My aim is to cut our spending by $100 a week and build up our savings account.

Below are a few things that should help me achieve my goal:

  • Plan our weekly menu
  • Include budget meals in the menu plan
  • Buy cheap bread in bulk and freeze it
  • Only buy take away once a week (we have designated Saturday night as our take away night)
  • Bake cookies and cakes instead of buying them
  • Make yoghurt
  • Stop buying snack foods
  • Stop the almost daily trips to the supermarket
  • Only buy petrol on the cheap day
  • Turn off power points at night
  • Don’t use the air con unless absolutely necessary
  • Limit showers to save water
  • Use eftpos instead of withdrawing cash from the atm

I’ll be back next Wednesday to let you know how I went :)

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